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The Vegetarian Festival procession in Phuker Town - People that take part put all sorts of sharp opjects through their cheeks |
Another person with bits hangin out - Ouch! |
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The man on the right has already taken part, now his wounds are covered up with plasters |
People march with giving support |
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A sharp skewer through both cheeks |
The length of the skewers and other objects get longer |
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Another person with more than one sharp opject in his cheeks |
Offering some flowers to the Gods on the end of this metal rod |
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Yes, those are unberellas, one in each cheek |
Multiple skewers are also inserted |
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Some more supporters |
More supporters and a man in a trance in the middle of the group |
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A group of the supporters stops for a break |
This man has a skewer that is as long as a single lane of the road. |
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The Vegetarian Festival procession in Phuker Town |
You guessed it, that is a branch through one cheek |
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This man has so many skewers in his mouth that it forms a grid in front of his mouth |
Another angle of the same person |
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As one of the Gods passes, everyone pays their respects |
This man has a pair of badmington rackets in each cheek |
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A group of men stop for a photo opportunity |
Now we're going toward the bizzare. This man has a model ship that has one of the cannons going through the side of his mouth |
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As this is a Chinese celebration you will see many Lion dancers along the way |
The procession goes from one temple to the next. Each day they go to a new temple |
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The huge crowd gathers for a vegetarian meal at one of the many stalls |
Some of the people in the procession wear traditional clothing |
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The same man with a pair of badmington rackets in each cheek from a different angle |
The huge crowd gathers for a vegetarian meal at one of the many stalls |
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A great photo opportunity for four of the men in the procession |
Another of the Gods make his way down the road |
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More of the Gods make their way down the road |
Receiving blessings |
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A close-up of one of the Gods |
More of the Gods make their way down the road |
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In the Vegetarian Festival procession the Gods make their way down the road |
In the Vegetarian Festival procession the Gods make their way down the road with devotees paying their respects |
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The Vegetarian Festival procession in Phuket Town |
Crowds gather around the Gods |
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This man with a shirt wrapped around his head knows that he will be safe from the millions of fire crackers that will be set off |
Our gang decide not to get involved in the festivities - they tell us that everyone taking part is in a trance and does not feel the pain, but we're not taking any chances |
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This lady is wearing beautiful traditional clothes for the procession |
The Vegetarian Festival procession in Phuket Town |
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